A global analysis of protected area management effectiveness

Environmental Management

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 685-698

  Leverington, Fiona ^a   Costa, Katia Lemos ^a   Pavese, Helena ^b   Lisle, Allan ^a   Hockings, Marc ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Biodiversity; Conservation; Evaluation; Global; Management effectiveness; National park; Protected area

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; EVALUATION; GLOBAL; MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS; NATIONAL PARKS; PROTECTED AREAS;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; MANAGEMENT; PARKS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; PROTECTED AREA;

ARTICLE; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RELIABILITY;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 78649323084     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-010-9564-5     Document Type: Article

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